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amputating

amputating is the present participle and gerund of amputate.

Meaning of amputate

Verb

amputate (third-person singular simple present amputates, present participle amputating, simple past and past participle amputated)

  1. (obsolete) To cut off, to prune.
  2. To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb.
    • The surgeon had to amputate the patient’s leg to save his life.

Questions about amputating

What is amputating the present participle and gerund of?
Amputating is the present participle and gerund of amputate.

Words near amputating in the dictionary

  1. ampusands
  2. ampussy
  3. amputate
  4. amputated
  5. amputates
  6. amputating
  7. amputation
  8. amputational
  9. amputations
  10. amputative
  11. amputator

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